Using Digital Media to apply Common Core State Standards in the Classroom. Each week teachers will learn to use FREE technology tools to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate in order to make curriculum connections. Follow us as we take you on a whirlwind tour of our favorite FREE online tools. There will be a focus on tools that students can thoughtfully employ to enhance their reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language while addressing the Common Core Standards. Some of the Web 2.0 tools will include Voice Thread, Twitter, Poll Everywhere, PodCasts, Screencast-O-Matic, Digital Stories, Slideshare, Teacher Tube and Wikispaces... just to name a few. Join us as we unwrap these tools and make curriculum connections. Develop the skills needed to create content and share the tools with your students as you develop learning activities that support the CCSS. Students should have basic technology skills including using email, MS Office and internet literacy. All classes are taught using a smartboard to further enhance the learning.
Week 1 What are Common Core Standards?
Twitter - use in education, exs = MVHS Library PollEverywhere - free survey and srs using phone or computer Wikispaces -- create account and join class wiki and create a page for work
Week 2 Podcasting Screencast-o-matic - create tutorials Digital Stories
Each week teachers will learn to use FREE technology tools to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate in order to make curriculum connections. Follow us as we take you on a whirlwind tour of our favorite FREE online tools. There will be a focus on tools that students can thoughtfully employ to enhance their reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language while addressing the Common Core Standards. Some of the Web 2.0 tools will include Voice Thread, Twitter, Poll Everywhere, PodCasts, Screencast-O-Matic, Digital Stories, Slideshare, Teacher Tube and Wikispaces... just to name a few. Join us as we unwrap these tools and make curriculum connections. Develop the skills needed to create content and share the tools with your students as you develop learning activities that support the CCSS. Students should have basic technology skills including using email, MS Office and internet literacy. All classes are taught using a smartboard to further enhance the learning.
Week 1
What are Common Core Standards?
Twitter - use in education, exs = MVHS Library
PollEverywhere - free survey and srs using phone or computer
Wikispaces -- create account and join class wiki and create a page for work
Week 2
Podcasting
Screencast-o-matic - create tutorials
Digital Stories
Week 3
Slideshare
TeacherTube
Week 4
Voice Thread